{"id":1110602,"date":"2019-10-13T18:10:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T17:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1110602"},"modified":"2019-10-13T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T17:10:23","slug":"liverpool-klopp-fowler-manage-man-utd-real-madrid","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-klopp-fowler-manage-man-utd-real-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jurgen Klopp wouldn&#8217;t manage Man Utd or Real Madrid, according to Robbie Fowler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Robbie Fowler has claimed Jurgen Klopp previously turned down the chance to manage Manchester United because of the club&#8217;s preference to prioritise\u00a0commercial interests above on-field results.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The highly revered German tactician recently celebrated four years in charge of Liverpool, whom he&#8217;s converted from a club on the fringes of the European elite to Premier League title contenders.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Klopp at Anfield: Five key things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Klopp joined Liverpool in October 2015.<\/li>\n<li>He&#8217;s gone on to oversee 221 matches, winning 130 games to date.<\/li>\n<li>Klopp secured Liverpool&#8217;s sixth European Cup in 2019.<\/li>\n<li>He could have joined Man Utd or Real Madrid after leaving Borussia Dortmund, according to Fowler.<\/li>\n<li>The former Liverpool striker says Klopp disliked those clubs because they &#8220;focused solely on \u00adcommercial influences&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7392697<\/p>\n<p>After their opening eight Premier League games this season Liverpool remain the only club in England&#8217;s top division with a 100% record. This, coupled with title rivals Manchester City uncharacteristically slipping up, has opened up an eight-point gap at the top of the championship.<\/p>\n<p>Never before after the same period of matches has a team enjoyed such a lead and, understandably, the Reds are keeping their feet grounded as they know full well the situation could change fast. After the international break they visit arch-rivals Man Utd hoping to match City&#8217;s record of 18 consecutive Premier League games won.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to club legend Fowler, things could have turned out differently. After he stepped down as Borussia Dortmund manager, where he secured back-to-back Bundesliga crowns, Klopp was a wanted man across Europe.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hashtag United: So Far, So Good... Squawka Mini-Doc Episode Two\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOhRxkkFpRQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Man Utd, who had recently lost decorated and legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson, were keen to acquire Klopp&#8217;s services, but the chances of him sitting in the Old Trafford dugout became slim after he learned of the club&#8217;s mindset, according to Fowler.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I did an interview with him a couple of years ago and he told me he turned down a couple of super-rich clubs after (Borussia) Dortmund \u2013 one of them was definitely Manchester United, the other probably Real Madrid \u2013 because he hated how they were focused solely on \u00adcommercial influences,&#8221; he wrote in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/jurgen-klopps-man-management-sets-20566561?_ga=2.267277710.1838800204.1570959756-1669586231.1570959756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He said he liked Liverpool because they had a balance between the money needed to reach the top and the \u00adhistory and identity of the club and their fans.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robbie Fowler has claimed Jurgen Klopp previously turned down the chance to manage Manchester United because of the club&#8217;s preference to prioritise\u00a0commercial interests above on-field results. 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